Our Optical Services

Eye Exams

$85, by appointment

A comprehensive eye exam with our optometrist, who checks your vision and eye health and writes a prescription you can use on frames and lenses the same visit. VSP accepted, FSA and HSA eligible.

Eye exams

Contact Lens Fittings

$145, by appointment

An eye exam plus a proper fitting: corneal measurements, lens selection and a fit check on the eye. You leave with two prescriptions, one for contacts and one for glasses. First-time wearers welcome.

Contact lenses

Same Day Glasses

Book or call ahead

Our lens lab is in-house, so single vision glasses are usually ready in 24 to 48 hours, and sometimes the same day when the lenses are in stock. Bring your prescription, or get an eye exam here, and pick a frame from our independent collections.

Same day glasses

Glasses Repair and Adjustments

Most adjustments free, call ahead

Loose screws, broken hinges, worn nose pads and bent frames, most fixed the same day, by appointment. We adjust and repair the frames we sell, including sunglasses, titanium and buffalo horn.

Glasses repair

VSP and Vision Insurance

Exam, frames and lenses

Use your VSP exam benefit and frame allowance on independent designer frames. We check your coverage before anything is ordered.

VSP benefits

Prices at a Glance

Every price is clear before we start, and there is no rush fee.

Starting prices:

Comprehensive eye exam
$85
Eye exam + contact lens fitting
$145
Frames
from $399
Single vision lenses
from $159
Progressive lenses
from $399
Premium progressives
from $599
AR coating
$129
Adjustments on frames bought here
Most free, parts extra

Call the shop

Round frames with peach-tinted lenses on a cream leather seat

Why an Independent Optician in Union Square

Most optical chains are built around volume. At Petite Optique the optometrist, the opticians and the lens lab work in the same shop at 40 Union Square East, so your exam, your frames and your lenses are handled by the same small team from start to finish.

  • Frames from independent makers like Theo, Kuboraum and Jacques Marie Mage.

  • Frames measured and fitted to your face by opticians, not sales staff.

  • Lenses cut in-house, so single vision glasses are usually ready in 24 to 48 hours on weekdays, depending on stock. Progressives typically take 5 to 14 days.

  • Most adjustments on frames bought here are free; replacement parts such as screws, temples and nose pads are charged.

Inside Petite Optique in Union Square, with frame displays along both walls

What Our Customers Say

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40 Union Square East

Mon–Sat 11am–5pm

Sun 12pm–5pm

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Still have a question?

Book online, or call the shop and we'll have time for you.

Igor Sinder, optician and co-founder of Petite Optique